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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2012 10:54:56 GMT
An insurance company recently tested people all over France to see who walks the most, and the results were a bit surprising... or not, depending on how much you know about the country and general human nature.
800 people wore a pedometer for 7 consecutive days under the supervision of the Institute of Bio-medical and sports research.
People from the Paris metropolitan area walk the most -- an average of 9744 steps a day. This compares to 9116 steps for northwest France (Normandy, Brittany), 8772 for the northeast (Champagne, Alsace, Lorraine), 8635 for the southeast (Alps, Provence, Côte d'Azur) and 8182 for the southwest (Languedoc, Aquitaine...).
The age group for 35-44 walks the most, and people 18-24 walk the least, beaten only by people in the 55-65 group.
Time to get up and start walking!
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Post by nycgirl on Mar 27, 2012 14:39:30 GMT
I'm not surprised Parisians walk the most, but I am surprised the 18-24 group don't walk more. Why do you suppose that's the case? Not only do they have youth and health on their side, but they're likely the least economically privileged, so I doubt they're all car owners. When I was that age I once walked over 3 miles at 1 am because I didn't have $2 for the subway. I'm still a big walker, but I fortunately don't have to resort to that anymore.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2012 16:48:36 GMT
I think the 18-24 group is too busy texting to participate in real life.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2012 16:56:21 GMT
I think you're right Kerouac. None of the results surprise me. I would venture to say that NYC would produce the same results.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2012 17:58:07 GMT
I would imagine (without looking it up) that NYC is the same as Paris -- fewer than 50% of the population owns a car. Maybe nycgirl can check this for us.
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Post by nycgirl on Mar 28, 2012 14:46:40 GMT
I looked it up and, unsurprisingly, 54% of New Yorkers don't own a car. If you count only Manhattan, the number is around 75%.
One thing I did find surprising, though, is that car ownership has risen 1.7% over the past decade, while the number of people who commute by driving has decreased. How does that happen? Are people buying cars just so they can take weekend drives?
I also found that New Yorkers walk the most, and also the fastest (not a shocker). Interestingly, New Yorkers also have a slightly longer lifespan than the rest of the country. This is a big change from decades as early as the 90s, when cities were considered to be death traps.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 28, 2012 14:52:44 GMT
I looked it up and, unsurprisingly, 54% of New Yorkers don't own a car. If you count only Manhattan, the number is around 75%. One thing I did find surprising, though, is that car ownership has risen 1.7% over the past decade, while the number of people who commute by driving has decreased. How does that happen? Are people buying cars just so they can take weekend drives? I also found that New Yorkers walk the most, and also the fastest (not a shocker). Interestingly, New Yorkers also have a slightly longer lifespan than the rest of the country. This is a big change from decades as early as the 90s, when cities were considered to be death traps. Is it true that there is only one garage (gas station) in Manhattan? |
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Post by nycgirl on Mar 28, 2012 15:08:38 GMT
No, definitely not.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 28, 2012 15:11:13 GMT
The guide lied to us...............
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Post by nycgirl on Mar 28, 2012 17:22:15 GMT
Yeah, I don't know what he was thinking. Although, I've spouted some wildly erroneous "facts" in my time. But I'm not a tour guide.  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 29, 2012 12:08:01 GMT
It was a she. I don't think she was all there though. Kept insisting she could see Yoko Ono's car outside the Dakota.
This has little to do with this thread - apologies.
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 6, 2012 9:05:53 GMT
I've always liked the southwest of France most.
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